I was on the receiving end of a handshake followed by a covering of the heart today. I think it is an unbelievably cool gesture, so I'm looking into some Muslim greeting habits, quite intriguing.
But almost everything I dug up covers Muslim-Muslim greeting, now I myself am an atheist, and I would like to know if it is impolite for a non-Muslim to greet a Muslim with this handshake, if it is appropriate for me to greet with 'Assalamu Alilkum (Wa Rahmatulah (Wa Barakatuh))', now I think the man is from South-East Asia, are the above words global? Or will he go like 'WT*, do I look like Arabic??' Can I combine the handshake and the vocal greeting?
Who greets who if I am sitting in a smaller group and he comes in walking and being part of a larger group? Do I rise from my chair?

It's not like I'm going to go in depth with this, I just think it's pretty basic and I want to return the courtesy from today. Cool btw that it is 'prescribed' to smile when greeting. I could learn from them.

make sure you pray to the east then look to the west for the next incomming 767.

i rise from my chair any time i greet someone during business

laid back poolside i'd probably just sit there as they made their rounds of hello and contine on with my drink

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Originally posted by kid nyce i rise from my chair any time i greet someone during business laid back poolside i'd probably just sit there as they made their rounds of hello and contine on with my drink

i thought you sell weed for a living

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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit i thought you sell weed for a living

nah i dont sell anything lol

i hold myself down with a 9-5er

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Originally posted by kid nyce nah i dont sell anything lol i hold myself down with a 9-5er

good lad.

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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit good lad.

dont get it twisted though, i burn a forest down almost every night

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Originally posted by kid nyce dont get it twisted though, i burn a forest down almost every night

Smokey The Bear is coming for you!

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Settled.

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Originally posted by Ygrene Smokey The Bear is coming for you!

stop breaking marc summers dishwasher!

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Asalamalakum

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Originally posted by Belgian Bonzai Cool btw that it is 'prescribed' to smile when greeting. I could learn from them.

Thats because the Arabs have a saying "Kiss your enemies hand until you can bite it off"

great culture