How to greet properly

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   Hello, my name is Heather and I live in Orlando, FL, USA. I am trying to educate myself so I can treat Muslims I encounter with appropriate respect. Please forgive me if my questions are ignorant in any way because that is the opposite of my intentions. 

I was reading about the appropriate way to greet a Muslim and I found "As-Salam-u-Alaikum". I'd love to use that (if it's correct), but realistically speaking, it may be months before I encounter a Muslim person and I may not remember how to say it. I certainly don't want to be disrespectful by saying it wrong or accidentally saying something completely different! Can I say "Peace be with you" instead? 

Thank you for reading. :)

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HeatherL Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Starter. Female Joined: 16 November 2015 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote HeatherL Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: How to greet properly Posted: 16 November 2015 at 8:51am
	Hello, my name is Heather and I live in Orlando, FL, USA. I am trying to educate myself so I can treat Muslims I encounter with appropriate respect. Please forgive me if my questions are ignorant in any way because that is the opposite of my intentions. I was reading about the appropriate way to greet a Muslim and I found "As-Salam-u-Alaikum". I'd love to use that (if it's correct), but realistically speaking, it may be months before I encounter a Muslim person and I may not remember how to say it. I certainly don't want to be disrespectful by saying it wrong or accidentally saying something completely different! Can I say "Peace be with you" instead? Thank you for reading. :)

abuayisha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Muslim Joined: 05 October 1999 Location: Los Angeles Status: Offline Points: 5105	Post Options Post Reply Quote abuayisha Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 November 2015 at 8:10am
	Heather, hello and welcome. I suggest simply sticking to normal greetings, hi, hello, good morning, etc. Once you've broken the ice, upon leaving just say "salaams" and have a nice day.