Generally the dreams I have (at least the ones I remember) take place in a surreal environment. Some examples of the settings in my dreams include: a forest clearing with a huge, ancient tree covered in vines during dawn; a huge cave with a spiral stone walkway to the entrance which leads to a clear night area with many asian style bridges linked at hub sections all over a clear lake; an old European style boat on the blue ocean during noon in the middle of a flotilla with ships just like it; a Paris like city at night with many bright lights and lampposts and many cars lining the sides of the small road; and a mysterious, dark, mall-like building with vending machines, sleek dark-brown walls, and no stores.

When I asked my friends this question, one told me their dreams usually were like they were watching a movie without direct interaction with the dream and the situation the "main characters" are in usually involved really weird situations mixed with gore in trashy environments (landfill, destroyed city). Another friend told me their dreams usually had zombies, guns, gore, and warfare in a dystopia.

So do you guys' dreams have a generally common quality (not including details like a person or object appearing in many dreams) between them and if so, what do your dreams usually share?