the ritual for serving tea allows the guest to pour for themselves present the teapot and its accompanying hot-water pot on underplate with a tea strainer a small napkin
the strainer and the napkin may not be provide in all establishments a strainer is unnecessary if tea bag have been used but one still may be asked for if tea bag have been used they should not be jigglers pots shold not be served with tea bag strings and labels hanging out the napkin is to assist the guest to hold the hot pots while pouring
place the underplate to the right of the guest with the handles of the teapot and hot water pot directed to the guest