<p>what's durham like? is it a good college town? i heard that some parts arent so safe but how about the rest of it? o yeah.. whats the shopping/dining like there?</p>
<p>Its really not so nice especially the area immediately surrounding east. There are some ok places to eat on 9th but if you drive towards Chapel Hill it gets nicer and there are nicer shopping centers and things like that. There is also a very nice mall, Southpoint, which is about 10-15 minutes away towards Raleigh. If you have a car youll have plenty of things within short driving distance but within walking distance of east Durham doesnt have too much to offer.</p>