It is weird seeing the changes. I think that Nords have Speechcraft because they're in Skyrim and because of all the Nords. A Nord will always trust the Nord and not the Imperial I suppose.

On PC there's a MOD that allows, after the initial cut scene to chose where to put the +5 and +10 bonus as well as the racial ability. Useful for people who want custom boosts or adopt the racial abilities of past games.