We're a bit partial to good ol' British tea over here at the Compound/Clearinghouse/Deprogramming Center, but these days we use a bit of Asian ingenuity to get our hot water with the perpetual boiler. However this BBC Photo Instruction Page is telling us how to really make a trad cuppa. I'm not too sure I agree with the "milk first" rule, especially because 1) I use tea bags and 2) I'm a bad judge of the future milk/tea ratio. Still, if you're curious, here's how you really should do it.