This is a classic "I am used to language X. I am now trying language Y, but nothing in language Y is like language X! Why can't language Y be like language X?!"

This is a classic "I am used to language X. I am now trying language Y, but nothing in language Y is like language X! Why can't language Y be like language X?!"-type post. Yes, Ruby is a different language. It does things differently and priorities different aspects.