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<p>Right! The diversity thing was something I specifically noticed because I grew up in the DC Metro area. I have many friends who came from other parts of PA (or other states) for whom Pitt was <em>more</em> diverse than their home county/town, which was great for them!</p>
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<p>In the nice weather it’s not really noticable because they’ll walk around or go somewhere with ashtray trashcans. In the winter or miserable rainy weather, I do notice them congregated on the Patio of Benedum (most of which is in violation of the 15 foot rule) and close to the doors of the Cathedral of Learning (again violating the 15 foot rule). Just a bit irritating, but nothing bad.</p>
<p>As for the walking down the street thing, that is more in line with what wgmcp101 has said. Since the campus is “shared” with businesses, the hospitals, etc., if you are walking down a particular sidewalk, the person smoking in front of you is <em>much</em> more likely to be a city resident/worker compared to a student.</p>
<p>Hope that clears up confusion- I will say I’m not sure if it’s that I’ve gotten used to it or if it’s actually decreased, but the smoking thing isn’t really an issue to me (I mean it never really was, I was just shocked to see so many smokers). The diversity thing also no longer bothers me the way it initially did, but again I work mainly in Benedum which helps a lot.</p>