Not quite the same thing ..
In the past, you would put you tea leaves on a teapot and add boiling water (from a kettle)
Nowadays, it's more common to put a teabag in a mug !
What a very British thing to talk about and don't get me started on what goes first,
the teabag or the milk !
WARNING there is swearing in this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2rfHYq2dSE