Beginner tea drinker has a question.....?

Many things will happen. Psychologically spiritually, as well as physically - on all 3 planes. First of all, leaving the tea inside will stimulate your senses more, since a bag inside the cup tends to produce very strong flavour that hits your sense of smell directly. That can be controlled by taking the bag out of course. Secondly, the bag inside has to be held in order for it to be kept away from your mouth, which is not at all easy. What I do is I rope the string around the handle, tightly or loosely depending on which effect i prefer. And finally, of course, the tea himself tends to be stronger, more flavorful, which many people enjoy. I definitely like to leave the bag inside and enjoy the full aroma of my earl grey, english breakfast or any other good tea. Thank you.

Your tea gets stronger and the natural oils will start to come out .It also makes your tea taste bitter.

Try adding some lemon and lime to your tea.Nice citrus flavor.

It will get stronger. If that happens just add more hot water to top off the cup. This will weaken it.

funny you should ask..i put my very expensive tea bag in my cup for too long last night and brewed it too long..yuck! was very bitter and i couldn't get the taste out of my mouth

It will taste really strong and probably a bit bitter. If you want to learn about Tea, the link below is a great place to start :)

http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Tradition-Of-Tea

it will get stronger, and bitter according to type of tea..

your tea will get stronger