I knew somebody would question that.
To be honest, it was the taste. No mistaking it.
Seriously though, I can't remember much about the poo itself, but I saw it in a corner of an alleyway right by the back door to whatever the building was, and immediately thought "christ, how pissed were you?"
I've lived in a good number of places across England since leaving Sussex 10 years ago, and nowhere will beat Croydon on that score.
The human turd I found in a back alley in Manchester city centre on my way to do the marathon a few years ago is a standout memory to be fair.
Stoke's made up of 6 towns.
To answer the original question, I'd guess in Britain it would be the gay population/pride etc.
Around the world, probably the football team. Being in the PL for a few years will do that.
There's probably a fair number of people in America who know of Brighton...