Funny, probably a cultural thing, in France (in my experience, it maybe depend the context) when you have a special request from a professional entity (company

Funny, probably a cultural thing, in France (in my experience, it maybe depend the context) when you have a special request from a professional entity (company or freelance), you describe your need, the professional say if he can do it, and make a quote. But the client never talk money first. They never said they would no pay a dime, just stated a request.