I would not mind seeing different races have different skills, as long as those wre purely vanity based, and had no effect on stats or combat. for example:

Miqo'tes: (SUSHI!): can eat raw fish. when eaten, gains buff called "fishy breath" where trails of green smoke come from mouth.
lalafell: (CUDDLES!) when skill is active, npc's and characters within 5 yds involuntarily use the /pet emote on player. lasts 5 secs
HyurBRAVER): while skill is active, player looks 50% braver in the face of danger.
Roegadyn: passive: gets seasick 50% less while on boats.