High Level Languages that aren't shit

Do any exist? I've been looking for something like a high level C. The closest thing is probably Lua, but that's obviously unacceptable. Plus Lua is more C++ and less C. I liked Perl, but Perl 6 is not so good and has left a bad taste in my mouth.

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I agree "like C" is too vague. I'm not an experienced programmer and I'm really picky about what language I program in for some reason. I start "real programming" with C and I just really liked it for various reasons. I felt like it taught me actual programming.

Anyway, after a while I would try new languages and be put off by what I thought were annoying syntax decisions or whatever. It's really stupid of me to do it, but I'm at a point in my life where I can't enjoy anything, and I'd like to be able to hold on to this.

I'm just looking for a non-OO higher level language that has syntax similar to C's. Is that still too vague? I think Perl is a decent example, and I might end up sticking with it. But if you can think of a better example, let me know.