How to Make a Goddam Decent Cup of Team

 It's really not that hard.

1 - There should be normal, black tea. Not green. Not chamomile. Not lavender / rose hip / turmeric / echinacea. Black. Goddam. Tea.

2 - Teabag first. Then water. Teabag first, THEN water.

3 - The water must be boiling--BOILING--at the moment it hits the tea. 

Further reading:

A Nice Cup of Tea by George Orwell

How to Make a Decent Cup of Tea by Christopher Hitchens