My main character is a Nord, but I also have a Kahjit, Breton and Orc. I chose the races based on the build I wanted for each particular character: Nord warrior, Kahjit sneak, Breton mage and Orc warrior.
Dunmer, coz i figured in a game where you'll be fighting dragons, the 50% fire resistance will come in handy.
Plus i've always liked choosing elves in games
i went with Dark Elf and it was a PERFECT choice! my play-style is sneak-magey-backstabber. and the fire resistance helps with the dragons that spit fire
I started with an Imperial, just quickly made a character to see how my computer runs the game. I should be getting my laptop this week and then I will critically look at all the races and determine which race I want to start with. It is going to be hard though because I usually pick "human" as my character.
Ah hell. I'll be starting Skyrim one of these days, and the WORST thing for me when playing an RPG is when you start out and it says pick your class. I always think I'm going to regret my choice later down the line.