Having lived here nearly 30 years....
A fine place,many fine people, respecting yet not confined by it's past, while building a future on it's traditions, with opennness and good humour.

John Reid, Merseyside, UK

I must say, reading these makes me feel quaintly proud to be British. How bourgeois of me.

Paul Owen, Birmingham, UK

We seem to have forsaken Latin mottos.
Maybe something in Polish?

Paul, Singapore,

Britain is not a country, it is a political union as is the EU.
England is my country and I feel more at ease saying that I am European than British, as Europe has done nothing to shame me..
So a motto for England: Nelson gave us the perfect one that every English man knows by heart: "ENGLAND EXPECTS".

Peter Goddard, Epsom, England, EU

Britain is not a country ,it is a ramshacle patchwork state on its death bed.Personally I cannot even utter the word as I loath and detest it so much.

Alan Clayton, Argyll, Scotland

Why don't you immigrate to a country which you like????

Paul S, London, UK

I think the canadian idea of being as canadian as possible under the circumstances applies to both australia and england

or something like
" her majesty deeply regrets the passing of .England and ............. ( your commonwealth country here ). "
Its so confusing being an british austra euro brit with family in canada

rwn, muston,

Britain is not a country, it is a political union as is the EU.
England is my country and I feel more at ease saying that I am European than British, as Europe has done nothing to shame me..
So a motto for England: Nelson gave us the perfect one that every Englishman knows by heart: "ENGLAND EXPECTS".

Peter Goddard, Epsom, England, EU

An analogous exercise here in Canada based on the American expression "As American as apple pie" came up with "As Canadian as possible, under the circumstances."

Philip, Toronto, Canada

A good country to be from: A long way from.

Andrew Milner, Yokohama, Japan

Britain is not a country ,it is a ramshacle patchwork state on its death bed.Personally I cannot even utter the word as I loath and detest it so much.

Alan Clayton, Argyll, Scotland

Brilliant, Matthew Bailey. Take a bough, I mean bow!
Think of the gift, Wobbly!
J.Harris, "nostalgia" is Britain's middle name, but doesn't "adventurer" precede it?
A poet would understate an accolade but I've done me best. A churl would want independence then reclaim the stage, by force if necessary.

Tom, Perth, Australia

Bier Fortus, England Fartus, Footbal Mortus

George Arden, Lewes,East Sussex, UK

Well I thought mine was better 'Infidels rule uk! OK' Strangely enough, it did not see the light of day. I wonder why? ;-)

John Hall, Wilmington, Vermon USA

Wonderful. Hard to think of another country which would so readilly laugh at itself. Well done to the first 7 entries and I thought the 10th deserved a better place!

Richard, Melbourne, Australia