At the risk of semantic impropriety, it should be said that pig people are supposed to be lazy. They are also said to be short on brains and long on tenacity. Though gentle, pig people can be easily provoked. Unlike the cock, a pig stumbles on to complete a project. Pigs observe the seventh commandment and conduct themselves in a courteous manner.
Pigs are reliable friends when they get over their congenital shyness.
They can try the patience of a saint in the process. Pig year people have a special predilection for learning, though they are not particularly endowed with an abundance of perspiration. Best marriage prospects for a pig are sheep and rabbits. Also good is a dragon, tiger, cock, dog, horse, ox or rat. Monkey and fellow pig are bad.