Community Experience · Baidu Tieba (Quit Smoking bar)
Farewell to Cigarettes: The Construction Site in 1993 Where It Began
The origin story: in 1993, after failing the college entrance exam, an 18-year-old went to a construction site. Hard labor by day; at night, a hundred workers in one shed — heat, mosquitoes, and almost everyone lighting cigarette after cigarette. By the end of one summer, a student had become a sun-darkened construction worker — and a smoker.
Experience snapshot
- Years smoking
- Started 1993 at age 18
- Cigarettes per day
- Not reported
- Quit attempt number
- Not reported
- Age group
- Not reported
- Gender
- Not reported
Reported outcome
Not reported beyond the farewell.
What can be learned
A vivid account of how environment — a crowded workers' shed where nearly everyone smoked — started the habit without any deliberate choice.
Evidence status
This is a single community report (community-report). It describes one person's experience. It does not constitute medical advice or scientific evidence.
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