NTU degree vs European Masters (whats the difference?)

was speaking to some german friends during the frisbee competition last weekend, and i was surprised that 3 of them had recently finished their Masters in Law (yup, they are now working as trainee lawyers)... and apparently, all 3 of them did their Masters in Australia or New Zealand...

so, being the curious sort, and also the fact that I am doing my Masters degree in a foreign country, i asked them about the standard of education in either countries... and surprise, surprise, this is what they said:

"well, basically, whatever the universities are teaching, we had already studied before, and in fact, we learnt much more during our undergraduate years as compared to our Masters... and the main reason for doing a Masters in Australia/New Zealand is so that we could prove our proficiency in the english language... so, our time overseas are spent on enriching ourselves in terms of culture and not so much in terms of studies..."

how true... it's true that in germany, i've learn much of the things that they are teaching now... even though there may be new things, i had briefly studied the basics... so it's just either revision for me, or things that are more in depth... but heck, i'm here for cultural immersion =)