I totally agree with you.I can honestly say that Mr Poynton's a real genuine friend of mine who would never have a bad word to say about anybody."
I don't know the guy in question, but I know a few foreign people in Lublin, who all love the place.
It's a bit provincial (fair enough, it's in the provinces!), but the thousand plus university staff mean that there's plenty happenning.
Prices (at least when I was last there) are quite a bit lower than Warsaw, the nightlife is OK unless you expect capital city stuff, the countryside around is pleasant. A good city.