I'll give you Melbourne is very different from Brisbane where I live. But being called a " bird" is an expression from the sixties when I was a teenager. I haven't heard it since. I travelled to Melbourne twice a year for 13 years. Compared to Brisbane, it is very posh - more like London than any other Australian city. And Melbourne residents are AFL ( Aussie Rules) mad whereas most of the rest of the country don't give a "rat's arse" about it. Vegemite is possibly the worst thing about Australia. I hate it!