Does going to a Welsh University for undergrad hinder my chances for a PHD?

I was recently at a gathering and told a family friend about which university I am going to be studying at for undergrad. I told him I am going to be going to Cardiff University for French and Spanish. He is a teacher (not a lecturer/professor) at a university that is specifically catered to mature learners.

He told me that applying to PHD programmes in England would be much more difficult if my undergrad is at a Welsh Uni and proceeded to talk about something to do with difficulty in applying for funding.

I am planning on applying to PHDs in Canada and the US as well but I don’t want to limit where I can apply to in regards to English unis.

Does anyone here have any idea what he could have been referring to as he did not elaborate on this?

Thanks

I was recently at a gathering and told a family friend about which university I am going to be studying at for undergrad. I told him I am going to be going to Cardiff University for French and Spanish. He is a teacher (not a lecturer/professor) at a university that is specifically catered to mature learners.

He told me that applying to PHD programmes in England would be much more difficult if my undergrad is at a Welsh Uni and proceeded to talk about something to do with difficulty in applying for funding.

I am planning on applying to PHDs in Canada and the US as well but I don’t want to limit where I can apply to in regards to English unis.

Does anyone here have any idea what he could have been referring to as he did not elaborate on this?

Thanks

Do you think it could be because I’m not Welsh?

He did his undergraduate degree in accounting - as a mature (40s) learner - a few years ago at a university near Manchester similar in ranking to UCLAN. However, he doesn’t hold a post graduate degree. After his degree he went on to teach at the same university.

Do you think going to a Welsh university could affect applying for Masters degrees and/or PhD programs at top US and Canadian universities?

Thank you :-)

Do you think it could be because I’m not Welsh?

He did his undergraduate degree in accounting - as a mature (40s) learner - a few years ago at a university near Manchester similar in ranking to UCLAN. However, he doesn’t hold a post graduate degree. After his degree he went on to teach at the same university.

Do you think going to a Welsh university could affect applying for Masters degrees and/or PhD programs at top US and Canadian universities?

Thank you :-)

No it's because your family friend is bitter about something and thinks putting down your education choices will compensate for that.

Ignore him he's a ******