trends in chapel hill . . .

i think the most interesting part about moving to a new area are the trends . . . the differences in clothing, people, habits etc. here are my thoughts:
the first trend i noticed were these moccasin type shoes. i guarantee 1 out 10 women wear these shoes. i couldn't believe it. i'd never seen them before and now i am in another town and everyone seems to know what they are. i didn't think i was that out of it. they are actually pretty cute but i searched online and couldn't find them. im guessing they are not under anything titled moccasins. if you know what these popular shoes are called please let me know :) i asked a girl i have class with and she said she calls them boats . . . i take it she doesn't really like them, especially since they have become such a trend.
second, i can't help but notice how much people munch on food in class. do you know when i noticed this?? the first day. i went to class at 8am and one girl at 8:20 started digging through her plastic bag and munching all throughout the class. i don't mind, but her plastic bag was really loud. i then went to the next class at 10:30 and that same girl was digging through that same plastic bag and munching some more. every two minutes i heard the krinkle of the plastic bag. after that class it was time for lunch, so i did my thing, ate, rehydrated etc. went to class at 1-4 and that same girl was snacking through that same plastic bag. i mean really? what's interesting is everyone is snacking on something by the second class. i see a banana, i hear a wrapper, i see granola bars, i see chips, raisins, cranberries, and drinks, and yadda yadda yadda. i'm not used to it, but today, i did bring snacks and ate them during break :)today, i noticed the first girl i mentioned earlier, she had a plastic bag poking out of her backpack. i wonder what was in it. . .