Aussie Newspaper Publishes Guide For Parents On 'How To Spot An Eshay'

Parents raising a kid in this age have a lot to be worried about.

They constantly have to make sure their kids are aware of the dangers of social media, issues around drug and alcohol use, bullying and mental health and myriad of other life lessons.

But they have something even more pertinent on their hands: making sure their sons don't become an 'eshay'.

For the uninitiated, an eshay is defined as another term for an Australian lad, the equivalent of a British chav, and are 'generally feared by the public and are notorious for bashing innocent people for their valuables, staring people down and hanging in packs'.

The Daily Telegraph has helped parents keep a watchful eye over the sons by publishing a guide on how to spot the early warning signs of eshay life.

The News Corp newspaper said eshays are easily identified 'by their uniform of designer and sportswear labels, bum bags they wear over their shoulders and their own pig Latin language they've developed'.

If you need something a little more specific then let us help.

You just need to look out for the striped shirts from Polo Ralph Lauren, Nautica, or Tommy Hilfiger; track pants or sports shorts; and who can forget the Nike TNs, Shox, or Airmax's.

There's also a slang language they like to use. If you pass an eshay you might overhear a conversation that sounds a little like the following.

Eshay 1: "Oi lad I stopped some lad down the train station yesterday."

Eshay 2: "Oh nooo s**t braa! Ya roll him?"

Eshay 1: "Oh yea braa of course, I swear I was like one second away from shanking him."

Eshay 2: "F**k lad! If you was there I would of done it braa then went and ripped a few cones out me Gatorade bottle."

*Person walks around corner*

Eshay 1: "F**k I was legit about to shank that dog bra."

Eshay 2: "Yea braa same bro."

Or something along those lines. They also use pig Latin to change words like sweet or chill to 'eetsway' or 'illchay'.

The Manly Daily readers seem to be concerned their male youth could be resorting to this type of behaviour and are concerned crime and violent confrontations could increase. Thankfully, youth crime is on a downward turn in New South Wales.

Dr Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor of Criminology at Bond University told News Corp: "Like any subculture there are influencers on social media. It's monkey see, monkey do.

"A few years ago I'd never heard the term eshay, but I think social media has something to do with it. Eshays use it to highlight their robberies, assaults and drug use."

He warned parents to be concerned if their son starts showing interest in designer clothing, particularly dark colours, and if they start using pig Latin.

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Topics: Australia

Stewart Perrie

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