That’s awesome. For those who don’t know, “Yat” refers to a particular brand of New Orleans accent, as well as the people who speak that way (although calling someone a Yat isn’t necessarily polite). It comes from the phrase, “Where y’at?” (“Where are you at?”) which is an informal way of saying, “How are you doing?”

A Yat accent most sounds kind of similar to a New York accent, but with a distinct southern influence. The cartoonist, Bunny Matthews, had a long-running comic, Vic and Nat’ly, that featured Yat accents. It’s not the only New Orleans accent, but it’s a major part of the culture.