[Daschicken]

2000 RPM should be well above lugging. It may not be efficient and smooth acceleration, but it ain't lugging. If you don't have a scangauge yet, or any other OBD 2 gauge, it would be great to get one. The scangauge at least has a engine load feature which shows percent load. It is generally accepted to accelerate in the 70-80% range to maintain efficiency without going into fuel enrichment. It is pretty easy to get outside of this range without a gauge.

In regards to your name, you should be happy to hear that I have taught eighteen people to drive stick so far. Some of which actively expressed interest in getting a manual car.